Saturday’s Kings Mountain Historical Museums 12th Annual Reverse Raffle Auctions at the Patrick Senior Center starting at 5:30 p.m. is expected to be a sell-out, according to Adria Focht, Museum Director and Curator. Each $125 ticket provides dinner for two…
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Fort Bragg soldiers train to help if needed in emergency
Contributed photo Soldiers train to help if needed in emergency Sgt. Brittani Bell-Collins, left, works with Chris Schwartz at the New Hanover County 911 call center to become familiar with the facility in case of an emergency. Posted: Sunday, October…
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Autumn leaves draw tourists, more green for West Virginia tills
Fall FoliageColoration Guide Yellows Ash, White — Yellow Basswood — Yellow Beech — Yellow Birch, River — Dull Yellow Birch, Sweet — Yellow Buckeye, Ohio — Yellow Coffeetree, Kentucky — Yellow Cottonwood, Eastern — Yellow Elder, Box — Yellow Elm,…
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Youth from Philadelphia nutrition program visit Tillery
Students in the Agaston Urban Nutrition Initiative, The Netter Center for Community Partnerships, University of Pennsylvania. Students, in no particular order, are Tyriq Coltrane, Angel Carrington, Bevan Pearson, Corinth Hamilton and Mykol Martinez. Second from the left is CCT members…
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Major road closures in SC could impact NC motorists
CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV) – North Carolina motorists traveling through South Carolina should be mindful that their trips could be impacted by road closures and detours due to this weekend’s heavy rainfall and historic flooding. A 70-mile stretch of I-95 is closed…
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Law change brings opportunity for NC distilleries
More on this New tanning, liquor, abortion, other laws in effect Benson distillery honors NC’s moonshine legacy 16 Images By Jon Mareane / ExitEvent North Carolina has historically been a state that has kept a tight hold on the service…
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Medical Tourism: Seasonal resident opts for surgery and rehab on the mountain
September 29, 2015 (BOONE, NC) – For city slicker Barry Hersh, a native of Brooklyn, NY and a long time resident of Miami, FL the initial thought of having surgery in the rural mountains of North Carolina seemed out of…
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North Carolina editorial roundup
Recent editorials from North Carolina newspapers: ___ Sept. 28 Wilmington (North Carolina) Star News on what people can learn from middle school gun incident: With what we’ve witnessed in places such as Columbine and Sandy Hook, it’s no surprise that…
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Members of visitors bureau discuss future of area tourism
Posted: Wednesday, September 30, 2015 4:00 am Members of visitors bureau discuss future of area tourism By GREG JORDAN Bluefield Daily Telegraph bdtonline.com Posted on Sep 30, 2015 by Greg Jordan PRINCETON — Assembling a plan for tourism growth and…
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